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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

Nige throws the world’s biggest temper tantrum before grand byelection reveal

Nigel Farage
Nige was tired of being hounded by leftwing extremists, like the Sunday Times and Sky News. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

It’s the heavyweight contest of the year. The Establishment v the Establishment. Or as the former City worker who is given £5m trifles would like you to see it, Nigel Farage versus the Establishment. Yes, Nige has had enough and he’s not taking it any more.

He is the People’s Nige. The man who chose to resign as an MP and call a byelection as a matter of principle. And that principle is the right to receive gifts from a Thai crypto billionaire and benefits in kind from a convicted fraudster without declaring them.

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